In Saturday's non-league test, the Bishop McNamara Fightin' Irish (Kankakee, IL) basketball squad knocked off the host Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Falcons (Gibson City, IL), by a score of 54-34.

Next, the Fightin' Irish encounter the Timothy Christian Trojans (Elmhurst, IL) in a Chicagoland Christian test, on Tuesday, February 4. Bishop McNamara will attempt to improve on its 20-4 season record. The Trojans come into the test with a 8-17 record after their 41-28 non-league loss to Montini Catholic (Lombard, IL).

The Falcons (13-9) will now prepare for their test against Flanagan-Cornell (Flanagan, IL). The Falcons come into the Heart of Illinois test with a 13-10 record. In their last test, Flanagan-Cornell was knocked off by Heyworth (Heyworth, IL), 68-58, in a league test.